knacken
to crack
- Past (Präteritum)
- knackte
- Past participle
- geknackt (haben)
Regular weak verb. It typically describes a sharp, sudden sound produced by snapping, breaking, or joints popping. In a figurative sense, it refers to solving difficult problems, such as a code or a puzzle, often using the phrase eine Nuss knacken.
Conjugation
Present
- knackt
- present, singular, third-person
- knacke
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- knacken
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- knackst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- knackte
- past
- knackten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- knacktest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- knacktet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- knacke
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- knacken
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- knackest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- knacket
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- knackte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- knackten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- knacktest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- knacktet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geknackt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geknackt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geknackt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geknackt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geknackt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geknackt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geknackt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geknackt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde knacken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden knacken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest knacken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet knacken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde knacken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden knacken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest knacken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet knacken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geknackt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geknackt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geknackt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geknackt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geknackt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geknackt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- knack
- imperative, second-person, singular
- knacke
- imperative, second-person, singular
- knackt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geknackt
- participle, past
- knackend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- knacken
- infinitive
Other
- Knacker
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
- habe geknackt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geknackt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geknackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geknackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geknackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geknackt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geknackt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geknackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geknackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- knacken werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde knacken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden knacken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst knacken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet knacken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird knacken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geknackt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geknackt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geknackt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geknackt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geknackt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geknackt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person